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Film Exhibition, Distribution and Popularity in German-Occupied Belgium (1940–1944): Brussels, Antwerp and Liege

In: Towards a Comparative Economic History of Cinema, 1930–1970

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  • Roel Vande Winkel

    (KU Leuven and LUCA School of Arts)

  • John Sedgwick

    (Oxford Brookes University)

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This chapter investigates filmgoing and distribution in urban Belgium during the German occupation (1940–1944). It is based on all films screened in Brussels, Antwerp and Liege between 1 January 1941 and 31 December 1943—each city representing contrasting cultural and linguistic traditions. The research finds a clear cultural divide between film screenings in Flanders and Wallonia. The differences between the POPSTAT top 20 lists of the three cities are remarkable, particularly between Brussels-Antwerp and Liege-Antwerp. While subject to many edicts, filmgoing remained an essential activity for the Belgian people, irrespective of where they lived. The longevity of films in circulation represents a difference between the pre-and post-war system of distribution, occasioned by supply shortages. Films were required to work harder.

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  • Roel Vande Winkel & John Sedgwick, 2022. "Film Exhibition, Distribution and Popularity in German-Occupied Belgium (1940–1944): Brussels, Antwerp and Liege," Frontiers in Economic History, in: John Sedgwick (ed.), Towards a Comparative Economic History of Cinema, 1930–1970, pages 217-247, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:frochp:978-3-031-05770-0_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05770-0_8
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